Game Maker Studio: Build Space Game & Sell It on Itch IO

Discover essential tools and resources for building games with Gamemaker Studio, including its free download, language options, and marketplaces like itch.io and Steam; explore the community and tutorials for support.

Introduce GameMaker Studio, a cross-platform 2d game engine from YoYo Games, enabling beginners and pros to build and prototype 2d games for Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, and HTML5.

Master game making with no code using Gamemaker studio's visual scripting and drag and drop tools to create 2d platformers, puzzles, and RPGs, while using free assets and tutorials.

Sign up for GameMaker Studio for free by registering with email, or sign in with Google or Facebook, then explore your account overview and download options.

Install and set up GameMaker Studio on your computer, complete the terms, enter your Mac password if prompted, and access the dashboard and features via a desktop shortcut.

Explore the GameMaker Studio dashboard, learn to start a new project with templates, name your game, save locations, and grant permissions to access files.

Navigate the gamemaker studio dashboard, use the asset browser, and learn core tools—objects, sprites, rooms, scripts, animation curves, fonts, notes, sounds, extensions, particle systems, and sequences.

Learn to build a room in GameMaker Studio by first creating an object, then creating and assigning a sprite to that object, and finally placing the object in the room.

Explore the gamemaker marketplace to find free and paid assets for your space game with price and currency filters. Download sprites, animations, backgrounds, and audio after logging in.

Explore five popular games built with GameMaker Studio, including Undertale, Nuclear Throne, Reserve Rain, Downwell, and Spelunky, and discover platform reach and inspiration for your own project.

Discover cool game ideas you can build with GameMaker Studio, from survival and space exploration to 2D fighting, puzzle, racing, and strategy games, plus ChatGPT prompts for ideas.

Discover the game assets folder for a space exploration project, featuring a wallpaper background, an alien, a rocket, and rocks as obstacles, with multiple alternatives. Remove vagrant before using assets.

Initialize your space exploration project in GameMaker Studio, import five sprites from your game asset folder—rocket, alien, stone, background, and champion trophy—and prepare for object creation in the next video.

Create and name objects in game maker studio, assign sprites to the rocket and alien, and add drag-and-drop events to move the rocket to the finish line while avoiding rocks.

Switch from GML code to GML visual in GameMaker Studio by enabling visual mode in game options, then use drag-and-drop events instead of writing code.

Learn to create a space-themed room in Game Maker Studio, add space wallpaper, place the rocket and aliens, and design a challenging track leading to the finish line.

Make the rocket collide with the rock wall by turning it solid and applying a collision event that sets the rocket's speed to zero, stopping its passage.

Create a congratulation page with a champion trophy that appears when the rocket touches the alien finish line, then go to room two to display the trophy.

Export your game to macOS, Windows, Ubuntu, HTML5, Android, iOS, tvOS with free or paid plans; free exports are limited to games, while paid plans unlock desktop and mobile publishing.

Test and debug space game in Gamemaker studio by correcting misconfigurations, replacing animation speed with set speed, and validating collisions to guide rocket to finish line and earn trophy.

Discover itch.io, an online marketplace for indie developers to sell games and other digital content, set your own price, and use discount bundles, customizable pages, community features, and analytics.

Create your itch.io developer account, navigate the marketplace dashboard, and learn to upload games or assets, set pricing, and configure payments to start selling.